{"id":"CVE-2015-2418","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2418","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:42:46.231Z","title":"Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka \"MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability.\"","description":"Race condition in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) before 5.26 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DLL, aka \"MSRT Race Condition Vulnerability.\"","published":"2015-07-20T18:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:24:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-362"],"affected":["microsoft/malicious software removal tool"],"epss":{"score":0.0146,"percentile":0.73386,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163755/Microsoft-Windows-Malicious-Software-Removal-Tool-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032901","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3074162","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2418","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}